attiqueadjectivecommon nounproper nounSyllable DecompositionattiqueEtymologyexpandfrom Latin atticus, from ancient Greek.Definitions1. Which is fine, delicate, alluding to the delicacy and refinement of the Athenian taste.expandGoût, finesse attique.2. Elegant and distinguished writer.by extensionexpand3. Which consists of shortened pilasters in proportion to the floor they decorate and which itself bears the name of the Attic floor or, by ellipsis, of the Attic.architectureexpand4. Qualifies the floor placed at the top or in the middle of a building, of smaller proportions than the upper or lower floors, separated by a cornice from the rest of the construction.expandPluralattiquesSee alsoatticisme (cn.) atticiste (cn.) Attique (pn.)